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Originally Posted by flake
This thread may just be the start of new possibilities! I read tech books too, and ereader is not adequate for this use, I agree. Maybe once the battles for 'bigger screen', 'faster processor', etc have been won, the technical market segment may get more attention.
May be somebody could start looking at how to e- flip pages :-).
May be somebody could split the screen in 2, and 1 part of the screen is the current page, and the other half is thumbnails of previous/next pages. Or, 'page flow', like iTunes album flow.
There is definitely a market for ereader with e-flip, if designed right. :-)
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I think your post is very inspiring. I don't think that what I would like to see in ereaders is a technical limitation, basically.
Of course we could have multiple paper-thin, flexible page ereaders in the future, and all the reproaches that I mentioned would disappear. I understand that this time is quite far from now (maybe 5 years yet).
I think this "e-flip" feature could be maybe created or simulated thanks to the ingenuity of the company engineers : imagine for example a screen big enough where two pages could be displayed. Imagine also that the thickness of the book is reproduced on the screen with bookmarks for example stuck in this book thickness.. That you can go to a section in particular by putting your finger at a specific level of thickness.... As in a "real" book and so intuitive in this paper-based technology!
Again, I think we don't have this yet, not because of a problem of technology, but because "millions" of others think the technology is well suited to their needs and our voice, in the academic/technical field isn't heard.
But I'm sure something like that would convince lots of luddites/"paper lovers" too.
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Originally Posted by cfrizz
You are correct, that as it stands now, they are not good for work manuals & things of that nature. However, that certainly doesn't mean that ereaders are useless. They simply aren't of any use to you for your work situation.
But millions of us are having a great deal of fun & enjoyment reading our NOVELS on one convenient, lightweight, transportable piece of equipment.
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